Police have charged a 43-year-old man from Matangiake on Friday 18 after threatening students, and firing a gun in the air at Tonga college ground.

No one was injured after the incident on Wednesday 16.

An airgun was seized from the man’s residence after a search.

He has been charged with possession of illegal firearm and discharging a firearm within the boundaries of a town.

He was released on bail yesterday Monday 21 May to appear at the Magistrate Court on a later date.